Prevention of blowfly strike on coarse and fine woolled sheep with the insect growth regulator dicyclanil

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-57

  Nottingham, R M ^a   Hosking, B C ^b   Schmid, H R ^c   Strehlau, G ^c   Junquera, P ^d  

^a Diversity New Zealand Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b Novartis Anim Hlth Australasia P   (Australia)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d Vetparcs GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blowfly strike prevention; Dicyclanil; IGR; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; OVIS ARIES;

DICYCLANIL; JUVENILE HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; INFESTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOOL;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; JUVENILE HORMONES; NEW ZEALAND; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOOL;

EID: 0035228105     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10641.x     Document Type: Article

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